I am new to supporting servers and I have a request to provide the informationconcerning port 443; is it open? I don't know how tofind this information or if it is safe? This is for accessing and downloading information from a bank website.Thankscmnsol

You can use netstat -an and filter listening (for listening ports) and established connections. Similarly, you can make use of Sysinternals' TCP View tool.To remotely check for a remote host's open ports, you can use Fyodor's nmap or Windows' PORTQRY.exetool.Regards,Salvador Manaois III MCSE MCSA C|EH MCITP | Enterprise/Server Admin Bytes & Badz : http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com/

Alternatively you can issue the command "telnet servername.domain.com 443" to test connecting from a remote host to TCP443 on the server in question. You'll either get "connection refused" (not listening or is filtered/blocked by the server or a an intermediate device) oryou'll be sent immediately to a blank window with a cursor, indicating that the traffic is routing in to that port.Jeff Schertz, PointBridge | MVP | MCITP: Enterprise Messaging | MCTS: OCS